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A discussion on growing up as the “odd one out” in a caucasian neighborhood, and discovering family values through media and human interraction.

Me talking with my mom about her upbringing and her family’s impact on the world

In this interview I ask my mom some questions about our family history.

Joyce and I talked about her life and all the fun and sad memories she had.

We can pretty much just talked about his life.

This interview was between a mother and daughter. The mother does not know fluent English; therefore, I did this interview in Spanish. The Spanish language is also familiar to me, since it is my native language. In this interview, we...

Joyce Frye, resident of Morrison Village (2503 Old Mobile Ave, Pascagoula, MS 39567) is interviewed by Reba Brown, Library Assistant 1 from Singing River Genealogy-Local History Library on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Ms. Frye discusses her pets, why she moved...

Me talking with my mom about her upbringing and her family’s impact on the world.

In this interview on November 29th, 2020 in Tijeras, New Mexico, Julianna McDonald (17) interviews her grandma, Elaine West (74) as she reflects about her childhood and breaking through her own barriers later in her life through her inspiring interracial...

Mammaw and I talk about her growing up, her relationship with my biological grandpa, marriage to PawPaw, and family life with her sisters.

In this interview, we talked about how she was raised in Fairfield, Connecticut. Also, that’s she’s so grateful for her family. Another thing is that she has vitiligo. In her neighborhood as a child everyone was always cared for as...

Talking about her childhood and raising my family

Me and my best friend sit down to have an opened discussion about college

5 questions for our Grandparents

This interview was about my Nana. We talked about happy memories and a lot of other things.

My mother and I talked about her life and my own. She has experienced difficulty throughout her life while dealing with 3 children. She’s a single mother working two jobs. At the moment she feels that we are succeeding in...

Steve Desroches (47) talks to Candace Perry (74) about her life as a playwright.

My mother, a JSU graduate, talks about the day the Jackson State Killings occurred.

The story behind a typical 40's era family photo has had an effect far beyond it's vintage.

The life and struggles of the african american people in Mississippi and the hero’s that are often not talked about in these cities and the impacts they had on the occupants of those towns lives and influence on them to...

Steve Desroches (47) and Kristen Becker (45) discuss Becker's career as a stand up comic including touring the South with Jay Bakker, the son of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, as well as her childhood spent in both the North...

Joe Riley, Mayor of Charleston for 40 years, civil rights activist and Professor at The Citadel interviews longtime friend, Dr. Cleveland Sellers. They talk about what really happened during the Orangeburg Massacre in 1968 and why the event still needs...

Today, I, Lacey Clark, talked with Bonnie Curry in Oxford, Mississippi about what it was like growing up in the south. The interview was held November 18, 2018. We talked about her experience with racism. Bonnie was born in 1947,...